Beginner Snorkel Safaris with the Ocean Conservation Trust
Take your first step (or splash!) into snorkelling! Our beginner snorkelling sessions take place at Mount Batten Beach. We’ll build up your confidence in the water by trying your hand at snorkelling around the shallow rockpools of Mount Batten. Here, you can get comfortable using the equipment whilst getting to grips with the sensation, temperature (and taste!) of snorkelling in seawater.
Once everyone is feeling assured and satisfied with their snorkel skills, we’ll head further out into the sea. Mount Batten has some beautiful seagrass meadows and kelp forests, home to spider crabs, pollack, sticklebacks and even sea bass!
Explore our amazing local shores with the help of our Ocean Discovery Rangers. Our team are all BSAC Snorkel Guides, as well as marine biologists and conservationists, meaning you can feel both safe and educated whilst exploring the Ocean.
Age 8+ (ages 8-11 need to be accompanied by a paying adult in the water on a two to one ratio). Adults new to snorkelling are welcome to join.
Ages 12-16 need to have an adult present at the sessions but not in the water.
Location: Mount Batten Bay, PL9 9SJ
Snorkelling terms and conditions:
- All participants must sign the wavier form before joining the session, Parents or Guardians must sign the waivers on behalf of all minors entering the water. SNORKEL WAIVER
- Our snorkel academy sessions are open water sessions, which requires generally good physical fitness and health. Please note, children must be over the age of 8 to take part in beginner sessions and over the age of 12 for other sessions, and all participants must be confident swimmers, being able to swim 25m unassisted.
- Starts times are strictly adhered to. If you arrive late, you will not be permitted to join the session as you will have missed important safety announcements and training.
- Children between 8 and 11 must be accompanied by a paying adult in water at all times.
- Children between 12 and 16 do not need to be accompanied by an adult in the water, but an adult must be present on the beach or at the session at all times.
- Please let us know if you or any participants in your party have any additional health concerns, including history of diabetes, black-outs (epilepsy, etc.) perforated eardrums, grommets, high blood pressure or heart disease, any lung or respiratory disorder, dependence on drugs or has tested ‘Positive’ for COVID-19.
- The National Marine Aquarium reserves the right to refuse participation in the session if the leader feels that the participant is not a competent swimmer or the correct age.
- Tickets are non-refundable.
In the event that the snorkel session in cancelled due to weather or sewage, we can offer:
- Movement onto an alternative snorkel session
- Free entry to the National Marine Aquarium for the day you were due to snorkel (does not include a complimentary annual pass)
- A full refund to your original payment method
If you have any issues on the day you are booked for a snorkel session, please call our Ocean Discovery Rangers on 07383418178. If you can't get hold of the team, please call us at the National Marine Aquarium on 01752 275217 (please note this phone is not monitored regularly due to staff workloads)
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See other itemsTake your first step (or splash!) into snorkelling! Our beginner snorkelling sessions take place at Mount Batten Beach. We’ll build up your confidence in the water by trying your hand at snorkelling around the shallow rockpools of Mount Batten. Here, you can get comfortable using the equipment whilst getting to grips with the sensation, temperature (and taste!) of snorkelling in seawater.
Once everyone is feeling assured and satisfied with their snorkel skills, we’ll head further out into the sea. Mount Batten has some beautiful seagrass meadows and kelp forests, home to spider crabs, pollack, sticklebacks and even sea bass!
Explore our amazing local shores with the help of our Ocean Discovery Rangers. Our team are all BSAC Snorkel Guides, as well as marine biologists and conservationists, meaning you can feel both safe and educated whilst exploring the Ocean.
Age 8+ (ages 8-11 need to be accompanied by a paying adult in the water on a two to one ratio). Adults new to snorkelling are welcome to join.
Ages 12-16 need to have an adult present at the sessions but not in the water.
Location: Mount Batten Bay, PL9 9SJ
Snorkelling terms and conditions:
- All participants must sign the wavier form before joining the session, Parents or Guardians must sign the waivers on behalf of all minors entering the water. SNORKEL WAIVER
- Our snorkel academy sessions are open water sessions, which requires generally good physical fitness and health. Please note, children must be over the age of 8 to take part in beginner sessions and over the age of 12 for other sessions, and all participants must be confident swimmers, being able to swim 25m unassisted.
- Starts times are strictly adhered to. If you arrive late, you will not be permitted to join the session as you will have missed important safety announcements and training.
- Children between 8 and 11 must be accompanied by a paying adult in water at all times.
- Children between 12 and 16 do not need to be accompanied by an adult in the water, but an adult must be present on the beach or at the session at all times.
- Please let us know if you or any participants in your party have any additional health concerns, including history of diabetes, black-outs (epilepsy, etc.) perforated eardrums, grommets, high blood pressure or heart disease, any lung or respiratory disorder, dependence on drugs or has tested ‘Positive’ for COVID-19.
- The National Marine Aquarium reserves the right to refuse participation in the session if the leader feels that the participant is not a competent swimmer or the correct age.
- Tickets are non-refundable.
In the event that the snorkel session in cancelled due to weather or sewage, we can offer:
- Movement onto an alternative snorkel session
- Free entry to the National Marine Aquarium for the day you were due to snorkel (does not include a complimentary annual pass)
- A full refund to your original payment method
If you have any issues on the day you are booked for a snorkel session, please call our Ocean Discovery Rangers on 07383418178. If you can't get hold of the team, please call us at the National Marine Aquarium on 01752 275217 (please note this phone is not monitored regularly due to staff workloads)
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